NEW: GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa Dead at 65 – Republican House Majority Shrinks to FIVE

Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

A GOP congressman has suddenly passed away at a relatively young age and the majority has shrunk.

Jake Sherman reported this morning that Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) died at the age of 65. He was a rice farmer who had served in Congress since 2013.

BREAKING NEWS

CALIFORNIA GOP REP. DOUG LAMALFA has passed away at 65.

LAMALFA represented a northern California district and chaired the Congressional Western Caucus.